
Chapter 10 The Responsible Use of Alcohol
College Alcohol Information and Resources
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters: Provides information and referrals to local Al-Anon and Alateen groups; includes a self-quiz to determine if you are affected by someones drinking.
Be Responsible About Drinking (BRAD): Provides information about the effects of alcohol and tips for responsible drinking; fact sheets are available on alcohol poisoning, BAC, legal penalties, and alcohols effects on women.
CDC National Center for Environmental Health: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Branch: Provides information and links about prevention and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University: Promotes the identification, prevention, and effective treatment of alcohol- and other drug-abuse problems in our society through research, publications, education, and training.
Century Council: An advocacy group funded by U.S. distillers that focuses on prevention of underage drinking and irresponsible drinking among people of all ages; includes advice for parents of college students.
Go Ask Alice: Professional health educators provide answers to questions on many topics relating to alcohol use and abuse; sponsored by the Columbia University Health Education Program.
Habitsmart: Contains an online self-scoring alcohol-use assessment, tips for outsmarting cravings, and links to related sites.
National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA): Offers information and support for children of alcoholics.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Provides consumer-oriented information about preventing unintentional injuries and violence, including incidents involving alcohol use.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information/Prevention Online: Provides statistics, information, and publications on alcohol abuse, including resources for people who want to help friends and family members overcome alcohol-abuse problems.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD): Provides information on alcoholism and counseling referrals.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): Produces booklets and other publications on a variety of alcohol-related topics, including fetal alcohol syndrome, alcoholism treatment, and alcohol use and minorities.
Web of Addictions: Provides information about alcohol abuse and dependence, including fact sheets, contact information for relevant agencies and organizations, and links to related sites.
College Alcohol Information and Resources
Bacchus and Gamma Peer Education Network: An association of college- and university-based peer education program that focus on prevention of alcohol abuse.
College Alcohol Study/Harvard School of Public Health: Provides results from recent studies on drinking behavior among college students, with a focus on binge drinking.
Core Institute: Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies: Provides information about alcohol and drug use on college campuses and on prevention efforts.
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention: Provides information about alcohol and drug abuse on college campuses and links to related sites; contains an area designed specifically for students.
Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies: A collection of campus-based prevention strategies for addressing alcohol-related problems among college students.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Provides information on injuries and legal penalties resulting from driving under the influence, including an up-to-date list of all state DUI/DWI laws and penalties.
Intoximeters Drink Wheel Blood Alcohol Test: Calculates approximate BAC based on body weight, gender, and amount of alcohol consumed.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): Supports efforts to develop solutions to the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking; provides news, information, and brochures about many topics, including a guide for giving a safe party.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: Alcohol Impairment Charts: Charts for men and women indicating approximate blood alcohol concentration and level of impairment based on number of alcoholic beverages consumed and body weight.
National Commission Against Drunk Driving: Provides statistics about drunk driving and state DUI laws and information about prevention efforts.
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: Provides information about the scope of impaired driving and ways to combat the problem; sponsors annual events.
Whats Driving You?: Utilizing a "virtual party" story, this interactive site asks visitors to navigate through a series of decisions about drinking, drug use, and driving; embedded in the story is a wealth of information about alcohol metabolism; alcohol misuse, abuse, and dependence; DUI consequences; and prevention strategies.
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters: Provides information and referrals to local Al-Anon and Alateen groups.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) World Services Provides general information about AA and its services.
DrugHelp: Provides information about hotlines for obtaining help with alcohol- and drug-related problems.
National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA): Offers information and support for children of alcoholics.
Rational Recovery: An alternative to 12-step programs based on the technique of planned abstinence.
See also the listings for Chapters 9 (drug use and abuse) and 23 (personal safety).
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